When did dating become so depressing?

Straight Up

07-11-2024 • 1 hora 33 min

You asked and we have delivered hunnies: an investigation into why modern dating feels so broken. Is it just a case of dating app fatigue and chronic ghosting or are there bigger societal issues pegged to the widening gender gaps when it comes to education, pay and politics? And how helpful is this very modern idea of self love over romantic love? We address all your requests, from positive dating stories and top tips for the apps and offline dating, as well as cautionary tales and horror stories for a little much-needed camaraderie. Plus, how dating affects friendships for better or worse and pop culture’s empty promises.

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Reccs discussed:

  • Martha, Netflix
  • Kill List, Wondery
  • Young women are starting to leave men behind, Financial Times
  • ‘Falling birth rate? It's difficult to imagine having kids when dating is this hard’ Chanté Joseph for Women’s Health
  • The Age of Abandonment, Girls by Freya India, Substack
  • Fear and Loathing on Feeld, Moya Lothian-McLean for The Londoner

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